Was "an MOD spokesman" quoted at any point in these articles? I'd love to meet whoever these spokespeople are. Every story seems to go the same way right now:
Newspaper: "British troops don't have enough kit or personnel, nor enough of a welfare package when returning from theatre injured, nor enough pay, nor enough anything, frankly."
Bloke on Front Line: "It's true. We've run out of ammo, all the Aussies here are paid about 3 times as much as us, and the US have loads more kit. We've got nothing and we all want to leave when we get home, else we'll be back out here in 3 weeks."
MOD Spokesman: "Everything is fine. They haven't run out of ammo, they're the best paid armed forces in the world, and no more people than we expect are leaving."
How can they just constantly deny everything, including the exact words coming from the mouths of the guys out there in the middle east?